Tasty and Healthy Barley Kichdi Recipe

A typical healthy pot meal, Jau Moong Dal Khichdi or Barley Khichdi recipe is made with nutritious ingredients such as pearl barley, moong dal which is finely mixed with spices. This Rajasthani cuisine moong Kichdi is perhaps the most sensitive amongst the Indian delicacies. Made with the simplest ingredients and basic spices, a bowlful of Moong Khichdi soothes your senses like no other meal on the planet.

As barley reduces heat in the body and easy to digest it will be the best substitute of rice for infants and mother with a baby. So, quickly note down this different khichdi recipe and prepare it soon.

Health Benefits of Barley Kichdi Recipe:

Barley has fiber, potassium, folate, and vitamin B6 content, coupled with its lack of cholesterol, all support a healthy heart.

This is an excellent source of fiber, which helps lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood, thereby reducing the risk of heart disease.

Tasty and Healthy Barley Kichdi Recipe

30 Mins

Persons: 4

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

Pearl Barley / Jau: 1/2 cup

Dhuli Moong Dal: 1/4 cup

Ghee: 2 tbsp

Hing: 1/4 tsp

Cumin Seeds: 1 Tsp

Cinnamon: 1 inch

Cloves: 2-3

Green Chilli: 2-3 Slit into half

Onion Chopped: 1/2 cup

Tomato Chopped: 1/4 cup

Ginger: 1 tsp Grated

Salt: to taste

Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp

Lemon Juice: 2 Tsp

Fresh Coriander Chopped: 2 tbsp

Golden fried onion: 2 tbsp

Making Procedure

Heat ghee in a pressure cooker, add hing and cumin seeds and let them crackle for a few seconds.

Then add cinnamon and cloves and fry for a few seconds and Add green chilli and onion and fry until onion is slightly browned.

Now add tomato and ginger and sauté for another minute. Add barley and moong dal and 3 cups of water including salt and turmeric powder.

Pressure cook it until dal and jau are cooked or 5 whistles. Remove the pressure cooker from heat and let the pressure release.

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